Nabil Bentaleb has warned Oxford United they face an almighty battle in their FA Cup fourth-round replay tonight.
The on loan Schalke 04 man actually welcomed this game 10 days ago as he looked to brush up on his match fitness after being frozen out in Germany.
United can win a place in the last 16 for the first time since 2006, something the club has never achieved in the Mike Ashley era.
Bentaleb told Chronicle Live: "Now let's go to war again at Oxford. I always want to win - even in training.
"I was desperate to (win in the last game) but sometimes it is difficult.
“This was difficult for me because I played a League One team and for them it was their cup final.
"Now we have to go to Oxford and it will be our cup final.
“We have to show our teeth. That is what we must do in every game."
